Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Los Angeles Dodgers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium. The Yankees will give the ball to ace starter CC Sabathia in this one. Lefthander Sabathia is 8-3 this season with a 3.68 ERA. It'll be Vicente Padilla toeing the rubber for the Dodgers in this contest. Righthander Padilla is 1-1 with a 6.67 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Dodgers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Curtis Granderson smacked a home run in the 10th inning to lift the Yankees to a 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, as -200 favorites. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Alex Rodriguez drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, and Mariano Rivera tossed two innings of relief for the win. Manny Ramirez drove in two runs and scored twice as the Dodgers defeated the Angels 10-6 on Thursday. The Dodgers won the game as +120 underdogs, while the 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Jeff Weaver tossed the win in relief for the Dodgers, who avoided a series sweep. Current streak: Team records: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing LA Dodgers are 1-2 After playing After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games at home LA Dodgers are 14-7 SU in their last 21 games at home LA Dodgers are 0-4-1 SU in their last 5 games , Next up: LA Dodgers home to NY Yankees, Saturday, June 26 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him. |